Our client is looking to take on a Contracts Manager as they expand their business in 2021. You will be responsible for overseeing multiple high-end housing projects across the South London region. You will need to be dynamic, adaptable and strong in your management style with a consistent approach to customer care and health and safety.
The ideal candidate must be a confident leader, especially from a quality perspective. You will be expected to work to our strict standards ensuring high levels of health and safety across all projects. It is essential that you have operated as a Contracts Manager in a previous role, specifically within the housebuilding sector.
Essential criteria:
- Degree in construction management.
- Excellent organisational & team management skills, experienced in delivering demanding build programmes.
- Driven and determined to succeed.
- Good communicator, customer-focused, upholding quality brand reputation.
- Sound working knowledge of health & safety requirements and practices.
- 5 years UK site-based experience in residential construction.
Main Responsibilities:
- Overseeing of all projects, from start through to completion and report directly to the Director.
- Assist in the liaison with customers, architects and engineers on all aspects of construction projects.
- Lead weekly progress meetings and producing the required timeline of works/action points.
- Identify materials, workforce, tools etc needed for the project phases and arrange purchases and deliveries accordingly.
- Timely support and advice in the selection of finishes that require the customers’ involvement, so that ordering and delivery don't create disruption and delays in the progress of the projects.
- Assist in the overall follow up of the sub contractor's monthly progress.
- Deal with sub-contractors and suppliers to solve and unblock any issue related to delays, amendment of orders and other delivery issues.
- Assist in the monitoring and advising of the workforce on all aspects of the build.
- Constantly monitor the expenditure per each activity, material, labour and finishing, so to keep the budget in check.
- Lead weekly progress meetings and producing the required timeline of works/action points.
- Assist in managing the Health and Safety on project sites.